Cattle-poke.



No. 874,478. PATENTED DEC. 24, 1907.

T. E. ADAMS. CATTLE POKE.

APPLIQATIQN FILED AUG. 13, 1906.

UNTTE THOMAS E. ADAMS, OF DARLINGTON, LOUISIANA.

CATTLE-POKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .Dec. 24, 1907.

Application filed August 13. 1906. Serial No. 330,367.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS E. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Darlington, in the parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cattle-Pokes; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to animal pokes in which a relatively longrod or bar projects forward from a part of the head-stall so that shouldthe animal attempt to jump a fence or commit similar mischief, the pokewill be operated to inflict pain or distress on the animals head and socause it to desist in its undertaking.

It is the purpose of the invention to provide improvements that willrender it more efficient and that will allow the animal to freely cropgrass or graze at will.

The invention is fully and clearly shown in the annexed drawings, inconnection with which it will be described in detail and then pointedout with particularity and succinctness in the subjoined claim.

Of the said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention,showing it in position on an animals head. Fig. 2 is a plan of thedevice detached.

Similar numerals of reference designate thesame parts or featureswherever they occur.

In the drawings, 10 designates an approximately U-shaped yoke composedof metal, the side straps 11 of which extend along the cheeks of theanimal on opposide sides, and the bow part 12 of said yoke extendsaround the nose, with a poke 13 consisting of a spring rod or barprojecting forward from the bow part to which it is detachably securedin any convenient way, as, for instance, screwing it into the-bow. Thepoke is turned upward at its forward end as is usual in devices for alike purpose to the present invention.

The ends of the cheek straps are provided with holes or eyelets 14, towhich the ends of the head strap 15, that passes over the animals headbehind the ears, are fastened, as shown.

16 designates a jaw-curb consisting of a chain which passes the rearportion of the under jaw and has its ends fastened in the eyelets 14, atthe ends of the cheek straps 11.

17 designates a strap that goes over the animals nose and has its endssecured to the cheek straps. The device is left free of any strap orthing below the cheek straps so that the animal can freely open its jawswhen out of mischief and desiring to crop grass or pasture, the pokesliding on the ground in front.

In case the animal should attempt to jump a fence or commit likemischief, the poke will catch upon the fence turning the animals head.downward, and at the same time will rock the nose yoke on the nose-strap17 raising the curb-chain 16 against the rear of the under jaw andinflicting such pain through the said curb-chain as will cause theanimal to desist in its purpose.

I attach importance to the arrangement of the curb-chain under the lowerjaw at the rear of the same and to leaving the lower jaw, forward of thecurb-chain free, since there need be but a slight pull upward on thecurbchain as arranged to stop the animal in its intended mischief, andno permanent harm can be inflicted by said curb, and furthermore thefreedom of the lower jaw below the cheek straps allows the animal tofeed, as stated. Moreover, the arrangement of the curb-chain asspecified obviates all liability of the head-strap 15 being stripped orpulled off over the ears and head of the animal when the forward end ofthe poke is depressed.

hat is claimed as the invention, is

An animal poke comprising in its construction a metallic yoke,substantially U-shaped, the bend being adapted to extend around the endof the animals nose and the arms to extend as side-straps along thecheeks on both sides of the animals head, the end portions of said sidestraps being provided with holes, a head strap having its ends securedin said holes, a curb-chain also connected at its ends in said holes ofthe cheek straps, and adapted to pass under the rear portion of theunder will be. operated to inflict a degree of punish- 10 jaw, a strapadapted to be passed over the ment on the animal. nose of the animal andsecured at its ends to In testimony whereof, I affiX my signathe saidside straps, and a poke projecting ture, in presence of two witnesses.forward from the nose end of the yoke, whereby the lower j aw of theanimal forward of the THOMAS ADAMS i curb-chain may be free of anyobstruction or WVitnesses: device, and whereby also by the depressionWV. C. FLOYD, of the forward end of the poke the curb-chain CLYDE S.HOLLAND.

